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VIDEO: New Footage of Michael Jackson's Hair on Fire
New footage has emerged of Michael Jackson's harrowing Pepsi commercial accident in 1984 that set the late singer's hair on fire, causing severe burns to his face and scalp — and is said to be the start of his reported painkiller addiction, according to Us Weekly.Get full coverage of Michael JacksonJackson was filming the commercial with his brothers at L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 27, 1984. The video, obtained by Us, shows that pyrotechnics were set off too early at the start of the sixth take, setting Jackson's hair on fire.Jackson is unaware ...
New footage has emerged of Michael Jackson's harrowing Pepsi commercial accident in 1984 that set the late singer's hair on fire, causing severe burns to his face and scalp — and is said to be the start of his reported painkiller addiction, according to Us Weekly.
Jackson was filming the commercial with his brothers at L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 27, 1984. The video, obtained by Us, shows that pyrotechnics were set off too early at the start of the sixth take, setting Jackson's hair on fire.Jackson is unaware of the flames at first and continues dancing before people rushed to his aid. The King of Pop suffered second- and third-degree burns to his face and scalp. He was prescribed different pain medications, which kick-started his addiction and obsession with plastic surgery, Us reports, adding that the singer — who was at the height of his career at the time — was "never the same" afterward.Jackson and Pepsi settled out of court for $1.5 million. He donated the money to the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, Calif., where he had been treated, to establish the Michael Jackson Burn Center for Children.Watch the video below. Warning: Video contains graphic content.